Dr. Staub has been president of the International Society of Political Psychology as well as the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence (Division 48 of the American Psychological Association).聽From the latter organization, he received the "Award for life-long contributions to peace psychology."

Dr. Staub has published numerous articles and chapters on helping behavior and altruism, the passivity of bystanders in the face of others' need, the development of caring, and ways to reduce aggression in children.聽Included among his extensive writings is the influential, Psychology of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence (Cambridge University Press, 1994) and his new book:聽聽The Roots of Goodness and聽Resistance to Evil: Inclusive Caring, Moral Courage, Altruism Born of Suffering,聽Active Bystandership and Heroism( Oxford University Press, 2015)

Dr. Staub studies the roots of violence between groups, especially mass killings, genocide, and terrorism.聽He has also studied reconciliation after violence and its prevention.聽Dr. Staub has applied his work in numerous real world settings.聽For example, he created a training program for California police officers in the wake of the Rodney King incident in Los Angeles; he also worked in Massachusetts schools on a project assessing bullying and school climate in an effort to promote more caring schools.聽

Dr. Staub has been involved in a number of projects designed to promote "healing, forgiveness, and reconciliation" in Rwanda in the aftermath of the genocide just over a decade ago.聽This work has been supported by the John Templeton Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and others.

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